Filipina weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz noticed live-streamed concerts were collecting money for coronavirus relief and was struck by inspiration:
Since then the Olympic silver-medallist - and strong contender for her country's first Games gold - has made enough money to buy food packs for hundreds of hard-hit families in the Philippines.Diaz has done it all from Malaysia, where she was training to qualify for the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics when much of the world locked down against the virus in March."It's a good thing that I have trusted friends and trusted family members who understand why we need to do a fundraising.
"I thought all the hard work would soon be over... then it was extended," she said."But I'm still thankful I can still continue with I need to do." "I felt like I was losing my mind already. I've been carrying the barbell for 18 years and all of a sudden it's gone. Those were the kinds of anxiety that I felt," she said.
Instead of a Tokyo berth, the past months have been about a different kind of accomplishment for Diaz: Helping her countrymen get through the coronavirus crisis.
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